The New York Stock Exchange traces its origins to the Buttonwood Agreement, signed by twenty-four brokers and merchants who agreed to trade securities among themselves under fixed commissions. The name is said to come from a buttonwood tree on Wall Street, where they met. Initially they traded mostly government bonds and a few company shares. In 1817 the group adopted a formal constitution and a new name, which led to the New York Stock and Exchange Board and eventually to the present name. The NYSE became the largest stock exchange in the world by the value of listed companies, and its building on Wall Street is a symbol of American finance. Since 2013 it has been owned by the Intercontinental Exchange.
Before and after
- 7 March 1792Birth of John Frederick William Herschel
- from 20 April 1792 to 20 November 1815Coalition Wars
- from 20 April 1792 to 18 October 1797War of the First Coalition
- from 20 April 1792 to 25 March 1802French Revolutionary Wars
- 12 May 1792Founding of New York Stock Exchange
- 13 May 1792Birth of Pius IX
- from 18 May 1792 to 27 July 1792Polish–Russian War of 1792
- 4 August 1792Birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- from 2 September 1792 to 7 September 1792September Massacres
More in Society, economy & sport
- c. 1800sRise of nationalism
- 1878Founding of Manchester United F.C.
- 1885Founding of Stanford University
- 1 November 1897Founding of Juventus FC
- 1 January 1901Founding of Australia
- 6 March 1902Founding of Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
The era
This moment belongs to the Industrial era (1760 CE to 1914 CE), steam, factories and revolutions. You can also browse everything in the 18th century.